Global carbon emissions are still at record highs
NBCNov 25, 2022
Switzerland Referendum: Voters Back Carbon Cuts
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The Facts
On Sunday, voters passed a national Swiss referendum to establish a minimum corporate tax as well as a target to cut fossil fuel use and reach zero emissions by 2050.
With approximately 42% participation, 59.1% of voters agreed with the green energy proposals, aimed at moving away from imported oil and gas, while 78.5% agreed with raising corporation tax to 15%.
The Spin
Left narrative
Emissions must be reduced in Switzerland if a climate disaster is to be avoided. Reaching net zero is doable, but certainly challenging. Social and political change is necessary now. Dependent on the embracing of practical compromises and a move away from fossil fuels, Switzerland has everything it needs for such a transition to occur for the sake of a better future.
Right narrative
The parties supporting drastic action against climate never learn from their mistakes, consistently becoming victims of the idealistic and unsuccessful expectations they continue to set for themselves. As fossil fuels and nuclear power are phased out, we will see an inevitable and destructive energy cost crisis in Switzerland.
